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77 Sunset Strip / Four Color Comics #1263 - Russ Manning art

77 Sunset Strip / Four Color Comics #1263, 1962 - Laid up with a broken leg, Kookie sees a murder committed through his amateur telescope. In a plot not dissimilar to Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window, Russ Manning continues to grace the series with his crisp, smooth drawing style. Perhaps his best work of the issue is the large opening panel to "Where is Aunt Jennie?". This scene of an affluent suburb nicely foreshadows the trouble to come. This is number 2 of 6 Sunset Strip issues with Manning art and/or covers. - - - - - - - - - -"Man Across Town" Manning story pencils and inks 15 pages = ***"Where is Aunt Jennie?" Manning story pencils and inks 15 pages = ***"The Telescope" Manning inside back cover pencils and inks (black and white) = ***